AMD Stock Tumbles from Record as Broadcom Fallout, Downgrade, and Insider Selling Collide
05.06.2026 - 19:24:56 | boerse-global.de
The chipmaker that had ridden a blistering 330% rally over the past year suddenly finds itself in a two-day tailspin. By Friday’s close, AMD shares had shed 12.4% from their all-time high of €471, touched just a day earlier. The catalyst was not its own misstep, but a chain reaction set off by rival Broadcom’s disappointing quarterly outlook.
Broadcom’s results, released on June 3, included a forecast for AI-chip revenue that fell short of the most aggressive analyst estimates. That single miss triggered a sector-wide selloff. In pre-market trading on Thursday, Broadcom plunged 15%, dragging AMD down roughly 4% to around €439. The damage intensified on Friday as the stock lost another 8.6%, settling at €412.55 — a full €58.45 below the midweek record.
Research downgrade and insider exits add to the pressure
The selling wasn’t purely a contagion effect. Zacks Research downgraded AMD from "Strong Buy" to "Hold," citing extreme valuation. With a price-to-earnings ratio of approximately 173, the stock had already surpassed the average analyst price target. Meanwhile, insider sales totaling over $122 million over the past three months sent an additional cautionary signal. ARK Invest, too, has been trimming its AMD position in recent weeks.
These headwinds compound a fundamental challenge: AMD itself has guided for lower PC shipments and a decline in gaming revenue in the second half of 2026, squeezed by rising memory and component costs. Investors who had priced in nothing but upside are now reassessing.
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Fundamentals remain robust, but expectations had run wild
The business itself continues to fire on all cylinders. In the first quarter of 2026, AMD posted revenue of $10.3 billion (or $10.25 billion by some measures), beating Wall Street estimates. The data-center segment surged 57% year over year to $5.8 billion, driven by EPYC processors and higher shipments of Instinct GPUs. Non-GAAP earnings per share came in at $1.37, with an operating margin of 55%. For the current quarter, AMD guided for around $11.2 billion in revenue, again led by data-center demand.
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The selloff has moderated the stock’s extreme relative strength. The RSI now sits at 57.6, neutral territory. From its 200-day moving average, the share price still stands more than 100% above — a gap that had made the stock especially vulnerable to any knock.
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AMD has scheduled its "Advancing AI 2026" event for July 22–23 in San Francisco, where it will outline its latest infrastructure roadmap. Until then, the question is whether the sector can regain its footing after Broadcom’s stumble. Thursday’s 2.7% dip to €439 and Friday’s deeper rout suggest the AI-chip narrative is not broken, but that a single peer disappointment — after a 12-month run of more than 330% — is enough to test even the strongest convictions.
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